Health
Vaccines could usher in a precise and kinder era of cancer treatment
News
This week's magazine
25 June 2022
Issue 3392
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Editor's picks
Table of contents
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Environment
Europe swelters as extreme heatwaves arrive unusually early this year
Extreme heat is causing problems for farmers, firefighters and energy generation in Europe, showing why climate change adaptation should be taken seriously
News
Environment
Future of UK farming up for grabs ahead of government land use plan
News
Technology
Reddit moderators do $3.4 million worth of unpaid work each year
News
Space
The universe is surprisingly lopsided and we don’t know why
News
Environment
Melting ice could open up an Arctic Sea route not controlled by Russia
News
Health
Long covid risk with omicron variant may be half what it is with delta
News
Technology
Quantum microphone works even better than a regular one
News
Health
Solar storms may cause up to 5500 heart-related deaths in a given year
News
Space
Enormous impact flash seen lighting up Jupiter鈥檚 atmosphere
News
Environment
Incredible photos reveal underwater volcanic activity near Sicily
News
Technology
Working in virtual reality for a week made people less productive
News
Health
Children to get CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease in trial
News
Earth
Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth’s weather systems
News
Space
Ancient meteorite upends our ideas of how Mars formed
News
Technology
Global satellite map will help hunt down illegal fishing vessels
News
Life
Tiny pumpkin toadlet frogs are very clumsy jumpers and now we know why
News
Health
Severe covid-19 symptoms linked to more than 1300 genetic variants
News
Space
Moon rocks collected by the Chang鈥檈 5 mission have water in them
News
Technology
Watch a robot cat chase a robot mouse
News
Environment
Deepwater Horizon oil spill did no harm to BP’s long-term share value
News
Health
Appetite-suppressing molecule helps obese mice lose weight
News
Analysis
Environment
How much do food miles matter and should you buy local produce?
Despite a study claiming that food-mile emissions are higher than previously thought, eating less animal produce remains much more important than how far your food travels
News
Technology
How can we prevent AI from being racist, sexist and offensive?
News
Society
What will the crypto crash mean for ‘bitcoin nation’ El Salvador?
News
Society
Why elite universities like Cambridge must ditch big oil funding
News
Society
Digging into the return of an 80-year-old meme, the turbo-encabulator
News
Features
Health
Personalised cancer vaccines are finally beating hard to treat tumours
Some cancers are being treated with vaccines tailored to the genetic make-up of an individual鈥檚 tumours, a strategy that is looking increasingly hopeful
Features
Life
How climate change is knocking natural events wildly out of sync
Features
Space
Feryal 脰zel on what the first two pictures of black holes tell us
Features
Culture
Humans
On the Scent review: A timely exploration of the least studied sense
When journalist Paola Totaro lost her sense of smell, she set out to investigate olfactory impairment. The result, written with her husband Robert Wainwright, is engaging and hopeful
Culture
Humans
The Facemaker review: A powerful portrait of plastic surgery’s pioneer
Culture
Humans
Earth’s musical heritage finds an icy home next to global seed vault
Culture
Humans
Don’t Miss: Lars Chittka reveals the surprisingly clever mind of a bee
Culture
Humans
Silt and Spacelines from the Far Out review: The solace of small games
Culture
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Regulars
Society
China finds – then loses – traces of extraterrestial civilisations
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
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